1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth-year head coach Will Robinson, played their home games at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the season 17–9.

1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1973–74 record17–9
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Warren Crews
  • Bill Flanagan
  • Gene Smithson
Home arenaHorton Field House
1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Notre Dame    263  .897
No. 8 Providence    284  .875
No. 16 Pittsburgh    254  .862
Charlotte    224  .846
Centenary (LA)    224  .846
Marquette    265  .839
No. 19 South Carolina    225  .815
No. 18 Oral Roberts    236  .793
South Alabama    226  .786
Creighton    237  .767
St. John's (NY)    207  .741
Georgia Southern    197  .731
Southern Illinois    197  .731
Syracuse    197  .731
Virginia Commonwealth    177  .708
Cincinnati    198  .704
Boston College    219  .700
Florida State    188  .692
Rutgers    188  .692
No. 20 Dayton    209  .690
Hawaii    199  .679
Jacksonville    2010  .667
Manhattan    189  .667
Mercer    168  .667
Detroit Mercy    179  .654
Fairfield    179  .654
Houston    179  .654
Illinois State    179  .654
Marshall    179  .654
St. Bonaventure    179  .654
Stetson    179  .654
DePaul    169  .640
Memphis State    1911  .633
Louisiana-Monroe    1610  .615
Utah State    1610  .615
Colgate    1510  .600
Portland State    1611  .593
Seton Hall    1611  .593
Texas-Rio Grande Valley    139  .591
George Washington    1511  .577
Portland    1511  .577
Saint Francis (PA)    1511  .577
Ball State    1412  .538
Butler    1412  .538
Canisius    1412  .538
Milwaukee    1412  .538
Penn State    1412  .538
Northeastern    1211  .522
Long Island    1312  .520
Duquesne    1212  .500
Georgetown    1313  .500
Oklahoma City    1313  .500
Virginia Tech    1313  .500
Indiana State    1214  .462
Loyola (IL)    1214  .462
Niagara    1214  .462
Tulane    1214  .462
Air Force    1113  .458
Iona    1113  .458
St. Francis (NY)    1113  .458
Fairleigh Dickinson    1114  .440
Hardin-Simmons    1114  .440
South Florida    1114  .440
Denver    1115  .423
Southern Mississippi    1115  .423
Navy    913  .409
West Virginia    1015  .400
Fordham    817  .320
Northern Illinois    817  .320
Eastern Michigan    818  .308
Holy Cross    818  .308
St. Peter's    818  .308
Xavier    818  .308
Villanova    719  .269
Army    618  .250
Houston Baptist    619  .240
Cleveland State    620  .231
Samford    620  .231
Buffalo    520  .200
Georgia Tech    521  .192
Georgia State    125  .038
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 44 Stepney Bacon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Detroit, MI
C 24 Ron deVries 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Detroit, MI
C 25 Clarence Weaver 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)207 lb (94 kg) Sr St. Louis, MO
C 33 Calvin Harper 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Detroit, MI
C 11 Darrell Jeter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Detroit, MI
F 41 Jeff Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Joliet, IL
G 10 Rick Meeks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) Jr Centralia, IL
G Eric Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg) Jr Folsom, PA
G 22 Rick Whitlow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Michigan City, IN
G 23 Mike Bonczyk 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) So South Holland, IL
G 21 Robert Hawkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Detroit, MI
F 40 Randy Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Detroit, MI
F 35 Richard Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) So York, AL
F 43 Roger Powell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)193 lb (88 kg) So Joliet, IL
F 13 John Crossen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Clair Shores, MI
F 32 Steve Scovil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Rock Island, IL
F 31 Jeff Widdel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Rock Island, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 23, 2021

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition Season
November 28, 1973*
7:30 PM
Denmark National Team W 110–55 
                Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
Regular Season
December 1, 1973*
7:00 PM
at Eastern Michigan W 103–85  1–0
 28  Hawkins  16  deVries       Bowen Field House 
Ypsilanti, MI
December 5, 1973*
7:30 PM
William Jewell W 94–44  2–0
 18  Harper  16  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 8, 1973*
7:30 PM
Washington State W 72–63  3–0
 24  Powell  10  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 11, 1973*
7:30 PM
California State–Bakersfield W 82–69  4–0
 21  Whitlow  13  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 15, 1973*
7:30 PM
Central Michigan W 83–72  5–0
 22  deVries  14  Harper       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
December 22, 1973*
3:00 PM
at Purdue L 85–114  5–1
 22  Powell  6  Harper,
Powell
 
      Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 27, 1973*
8:30 PM
at Idaho State L 80–107  5–2
 22  Whitlow  10  deVries,
Harper
 
      ASISU Minidome 
Pocatello, ID
December 29, 1973*
at San Diego State L 88–97  5–3
 26  deVries  11  deVries       Peterson Gymnasium 
San Diego, CA
January 2, 1974*
at Drake L 90–99  5–4
 25  deVries  16  deVries       Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, IA
January 5, 1974*
7:30 PM
Southern Illinois L 80–82 OT 5–5
 35  Whitlow  20  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 9, 1974*
at Oral Roberts L 91–94  5–6
 29  Whitlow  14  deVries       Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
January 12, 1974*
7:30 PM
at Northern Illinois W 95–85 OT 6–6
 23  Whitlow  23  deVries       Chick Evans Field House 
DeKalb, IL
January 17, 1974*
7:30 PM
Fairleigh Dickinson W 68–65  7–6
 16  deVries  14  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 19, 1974*
7:30 PM
Pacific W 71–60  8–6
 19  deVries  24  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 26, 1974*
7:30 PM
at Louisiana State–New Orleans L 67–74  8–7
 20  Whitlow  17  deVries       Health & Physical Education Center 
New Orleans, LA
January 28, 1974*
7:30 PM
Eastern Michigan W 96–80  9–7
 22  Hawkins  12  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
January 30, 1974*
7:30 PM
Marshall W 103–80  10–7
 26  Whitlow  17  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 2, 1974*
7:35 PM
at Southern Illinois L 69–87  10–8
 32  deVries  8  Harper       SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL
February 5, 1974*
7:30 PM
Morehead State W 113–74  11–8
 29  Whitlow  15  Harper       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 9, 1974*
7:30 PM
Chicago State W 121–84  12–8
 26  Whitlow  14  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 11, 1974*
7:30 PM
Ball State W 83–77  13–8
 19  deVries,
Whitlow,
Hawkins
 
 20  deVries       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 16, 1974*
7:30 PM
Wisconsin–Milwaukee W 58–55  14–8
 23  Whitlow  8  Harper       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 20, 1974*
7:30 PM
Northern Illinois W 130–93  15–8
 58  Hawkins  15  Harper       Horton Field House 
Normal, IL
February 27, 1974*
7:30 PM
at Western Illinois W 95–82  16–8
 35  Whitlow  14  deVries       Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
March 2, 1974*
7:00 PM
at Indiana State W 76–73  17–8
 23  Whitlow  16  deVries       Hulman Civic University Center 
Terre Haute, IN
March 4, 1974*
7:00 PM
at No. 18 Louisville L 107–117  17–9
 38  Whitlow  19  deVries       Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

Source[1][2]

References

  1. "1973–74 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  2. "1973–74 Men's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.